Famous Nigerian actress-turned-politician Funke Akindele has
revealed her political plans following a previous unsuccessful attempt.
Recall that the actress was the running mate to Abdulazeez
Adediran, the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, in 2023.
Following their defeat by Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, Funke Akindele took to her social media page to
delete all politically related posts.
However, responding to her loss during her latest interview
at the inaugural live edition of the ‘WithChude’ podcast, the actress — who had
remained silent on political matters since 2023 — announced plans to contest
again.
She said: “I need to support. I need to give back. That’s
why I went into politics. Getting into it, seeing violence, and shouting, then
I started watching female politicians like Mummy Abike Dabiri and co. The way
they speak, and command respect and authority. I’m like, you too go, you can do
it.
“And I stood and spoke. I learnt that from there that you
have to be bold, courageous, and strong. What would be would be. Fear will only
put you in a place. So, all this I learnt from doing politics, and I got to
know a lot of numbers. I got educated more and acquired more knowledge. You
know, I’m reading more and knowing more about my country and my state. When I
want to speak, I speak with statistics data. So, I’m glad that I went into
politics. And ask me if I am going to do it again? Oh, yes”.
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